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Full Length or Neck Only; What's Best Resizing for Accuracy?
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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 1804236" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>there are going to be so many people stating neck only and full length. it's what ever has worked best for them. there is a third choice the one I use</p><p></p><p>I personally full length size with a twist. I find out how much excessive headspace I have then I set my dies for 0.001" to 0.002" under that excessive length and use that. you are still making each and every round for your specific gun. this goes along with setting the "jump" of the slug for optimum accuracy for your gun. You still need to label the box of ammo specifically for your gun and it's preferred recipe for ammo. full length sizing in this manor will ensure if your ammo gets something on the case that the ammo will still go in the chamber. neck only sizing has failed to go into the chamber and still needs to be full length sized every 3 to 4 resizings to fit back into the chamber. </p><p>this post could be a mile long but I am not going to bore everyone with lots of technical things. suffice to say, if you keep the brass concentric in the chamber, the slug concentric to the bore, and keep a little wiggle room for something unforeseen to get into the chamber with your ammo, your hunting ammo will be more reliable and as accurate as you can get it. only bench rest allows for you to clean the brass and chamber when the bolt does not close the first time. in the field you could miss a buck of a lifetime or your gun could save your life from a charging animal. discretion is all yours when you load and prepare for the unexpected. </p><p>Just my 2 cents worth in a very heated and debated subject.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 1804236, member: 26227"] there are going to be so many people stating neck only and full length. it's what ever has worked best for them. there is a third choice the one I use I personally full length size with a twist. I find out how much excessive headspace I have then I set my dies for 0.001" to 0.002" under that excessive length and use that. you are still making each and every round for your specific gun. this goes along with setting the "jump" of the slug for optimum accuracy for your gun. You still need to label the box of ammo specifically for your gun and it's preferred recipe for ammo. full length sizing in this manor will ensure if your ammo gets something on the case that the ammo will still go in the chamber. neck only sizing has failed to go into the chamber and still needs to be full length sized every 3 to 4 resizings to fit back into the chamber. this post could be a mile long but I am not going to bore everyone with lots of technical things. suffice to say, if you keep the brass concentric in the chamber, the slug concentric to the bore, and keep a little wiggle room for something unforeseen to get into the chamber with your ammo, your hunting ammo will be more reliable and as accurate as you can get it. only bench rest allows for you to clean the brass and chamber when the bolt does not close the first time. in the field you could miss a buck of a lifetime or your gun could save your life from a charging animal. discretion is all yours when you load and prepare for the unexpected. Just my 2 cents worth in a very heated and debated subject. [/QUOTE]
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